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Job Summary

The Dental Assistant I, under direct supervision, provides sub-professional dental work assisting dental providers in the care and treatment of dental patients. At the clinic level maintains the environment of care, manages daily schedules, and performs clinical supportive functions. Is able to support and travel to all Denver Health dental clinics to dental assist as needed. At the chairside level, assists at the dental chair, acquires quality radiographic images and diagnostic material, records and tracks patient data, provides excellent communication, and performs sound infection control practices and techniques. Proficient primarily in supporting recall and preventative dental exams. At the employee level promotes positive and professional interpersonal relationships and supports the team concept.

Essential Functions:

• At the Clinic Level:
  • Maintaining all environment of care areas, including equipment, dental materials, and stocking of supplies in all rooms to ensure that the clinic is functional and in good working order. i.e. (Completing champion duties, stocking rooms during downtime, and helping set up and breakdown rooms for other team members.) 
  • Reviews daily schedules to determine needs for the day for the TEAM and communicates adjustments for proper patient flow. i.e. (continuously observes schedule for changes throughout the day of, next day, and week. Scrubs schedule for the above during downtime.) 
  • Begin to learn time management and office flow.
  • Supports front office staff and leadership.
  (40%)
• At the Chair Side Level:
  • Communicates well with patients while greeting and seating patients in a timely manner.  
  • Completes all rooming task questions.
  • Acquires diagnostic and quality radiographic images for the providers with good visibility and contrast.
  • Provides chair side dental assistance to all providers
  • Properly handling of dental instruments and sterilization of needed equipment.
  • Proper Asepsis techniques and practices in the operatories
  • Follows OSHA, Joint Commission, EPA, and HIPAA regulations and guidelines. i.e.
  • Assist with all areas of Recall and Preventative Exams:
  ◦ Review PT chart and health history, relay information to doctor; health history updated yearly
  ◦ Begin to recognize caries risk and develop skill as it applies to fluoride treatment and radiograph periodicity.
  ◦ Complete prophy with disclosing agent, no evidence of disclosing solution or plaque left behind when finished.
  ◦ Educate patients and parents of recommended hygiene instructions.
  ◦ Begin to learn to treatment plan and sequence TX in order of priority (with dentist).
  ◦ Proper handoff to Patient Access Specialist (PAS); communicate next steps/patient status.
  • Detail oriented and perceptive to doctor and teammates needs
  • Maintains Dental Operatory.
  (50%)
• At the Employee Level:
  • Promotes positive interpersonal (customer) relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients and visitors.
  • Treats these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy and respect; consistently displays courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.
  (10%)

Education:

• No High School Diploma and/or No GED

Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year of experience providing chair side assistance to a dentist in the examination and treatment of patients.

Licenses:

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association or American Red Cross required
• CDA-Certified Dental Assistant - DANB - Dental Assisting National Board Inc

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of dental materials such as composites, amalgam, impression materials, and Iso-dry.
• Knowledge of patient record maintenance procedures.
• Knowledge of OSHA, CDC, ADA Joint Commision safety guidelines.
• Skill in placing and positioning suction tubes and isolation devices in patients.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to follow Dentist’s instructions.
• Works with front office to schedule patients.
• Calming, positive, and supportive chairside manner

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Benefits

• Social security replacement retirement plan with employer contribution of 3%

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Community resource navigation support

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

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About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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